fifth annual postgraduate symposium

the convergence of telecommunications,
networking and broadcasting

28th and 29th June 2004
Sponsored by the EPSRC
in co-operation with
BT, Agilent Technologies, ProVision, and Philips Labs.

Provisional
Call for papers ( PDF Document 23Kb)

The Fifth Annual Network Symposium is organised by the
School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University and is sponsored by the
EPSRC. The symposium is intended as a forum for PostGraduate students to present their work, alongside guest speakers.
We invite authors to
submit papers addressing advances in technological issues associated with, but not limited to, the following areas.

Please
note.The online registration facility will cease to
operate on Thursday 24th June. Please contact C.Oliver@livjm.ac.uk
for further information after that date.

Network Architectures

Broadcasting Technology

Mobile, Wireless and Ad Hoc Networks

Communication Protocols

Modelling and Simulation of Broadband Networks

Network Interconnectivity/Internetworking

Compression Techniques

Encryption and Encoding

Multimedia Content

Information Theory and Coding

Operating System Support

Resource Allocation Techniques

System Prototypes

Voice over IP

Interactive TV

Video on Demand Systems

Digital TV

WWW Development Tools

Security Issues

Network Management

Traffic Modelling and Characterisation

Multimedia Synchronisation

Multiwavelength Optical Networks

Integration of Fibre, Copper and Wireless Networks

Photonic Networks

Accepted
papers will be included in the proceedings, which will be available to
all participants. Papers should not exceed 6 sides of A4, and
should conform to the IEEE format. Completed papers should be submitted
as an attachment to pgnet@livjm.ac.uk.
Detailed information regarding the
submission will be available in the PGNet 2004 website at http://www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/pgnet2004/submissions.htm

Deadline
for submission: Monday 3rd May 2004

Costs:
The Registration Fee, includes a copy of the proceedings, lunch,
refreshments and conference dinner is £120.

Accommodation is not included but halls of residence or other
appropriate accommodation will be circulated with notification of
acceptance.

Bursaries:
Research Students with accepted papers are eligible for a bursary to
cover the cost of the Registration Fee.